The Watercooler – Don’t Shoot the Puppy
by Dan Landis on November 26, 2008 at 4:04 am

Did you miss it?
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The Watercooler is back after a short hiatus. Maybe you didn’t even realize it was gone, and to that I would say “blow me”. Anyhow, today’s Watercooler features a little flash game entitled ‘Don’t Shoot the Puppy’. It is not as disgusting as you may think, and it’s certainly less disturbing than that PETA Thanksgiving game.
What is disturbing is just how difficult it ends up being to not shoot the puppy. It’s not some kind of emotionally troubled reason either — you don’t do it because you want to, it just kinda happens.
Test yourself!
Click the image to play the game.

Harder than you thought, huh?
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on November 26, 2008 7:39 am
Cookigaki never realized the difficulty involved in NOT shooting stuff. Cookigaki believed willpower to be strong. Cookigaki would fail miserably if game like this is made using ninja sword or game titled “Don’t suckle the boobage”. Cookigaki would certainly fail hard, and Cookigaki does not fail. Therefore, COOKIGAKI DOES NOT APPROVE!
on November 26, 2008 10:24 am
I approve of cookigaki’s not approving of this. I got to level 12 and then accidentally shot the puppy.. I have no idea how it happened.
on November 26, 2008 10:27 am
I can’t beat level 1! I think I have ADD!
on November 26, 2008 10:35 am
I couldn’t get past level 5 because I wanted to save the puppy from eternal suffering. Do you know how much trauma it could cause to know that you could have prevented eternal suffering?
on November 26, 2008 10:53 am
DavidGX,
Level 12 is a trick. The start button doesn’t disappear after you press it, making you think you didn’t press it so you click again. Very sneaky.
on November 26, 2008 1:09 pm
Time Spent Not Shooting the Puppy: 0 min 31 sec :[
on November 26, 2008 10:06 pm
haha damn I was going to send you this Dan. I beat it though; I could never shoot a puppy
on November 27, 2008 9:04 pm
didn’t passed through level 12 :D
on November 28, 2008 8:32 am
@Dan
Ah I see, tricky bastards. Thanks.